JUNIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRY-OUT INVITEES ANNOUNCED

(Toronto, Ont.) – Canada Basketball has announced the invitees to tryout for the 2014 Junior Women’s National Team, beginning on July 18 at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont.

The team will compete in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in Colorado Springs, USA. The competition runs from August 6 to August 10.

Rich Chambers, head coach of the team, discussed what he is looking forward to and the team’s goals moving forward.

“The coaching staff has been in touch with the players monitoring their progress and everyone is extremely excited about the upcoming training camp. We have had an opportunity to work with many of the athletes at training camps in December and March and are confident we can put a very competitive team on the floor at the FIBA Americas Championships,” said Chambers.

“Our goal since December has been to qualify for next year's World Championships and all our efforts will be focused on that goal for the next six weeks.”

The full invitee list and coaching staff can be found below.

Name

Position

Height

Hometown

Bridget Atkinson

Guard

5-5

Welland, Ont.

Kacie Bosch

Guard

5-7

Lethbridge, AB.

Christina Buttenham

Guard

5-9

Hamilton, Ont.

Bridget Carleton

Guard

6-1

Chatham, Ont.

Shay Colley

Guard

5-7

Brampton, Ont.

Cheyenne Creighton

Forward

5-10

Ajax, Ont.

Rachel Fradgley

Forward

6-2

London, Ont.

Mael Gilles

Guard/Forward

6-0

Montreal, Que.

Linnaea Harper

Forward

5-9

Newmarket, Ont.

Barbara Johnson

Guard

5-6

Toronto, Ont.

Nancy Kessler

Post

6-2

St. Catharines, Ont.

Daneesha Provo

Guard

5-8

Dartmouth, N.S.

Shantelle Valentine

Forward

6-0

Brampton, Ont.

Eternati Willock

Forward/Post

6-1

Scarborough, Ont.

Lauren Yearwood

Forward/Post

6-3

Victoria, B.C.

2014 Junior Women’s National Team Coaching Staff

Name

Position

Hometown

Rich Chambers

Head Coach

Port Moody, B.C.

Scott Edwards

Assistant Coach

Edmonton, AB.

Scott Reeves

Assistant Coach

Kamloops, B.C.

Megan Wiggins

Performance Analyst (training camp)

Regina, Sask.

Nate McKibbon

Performance Analyst (competition)

Hamilton, Ont.

Danielle Dobney

Therapist

Aurora, Ont.

Elaine Sun

Team Manager

Thornhill, Ont.

Mireille Beland

Head of Delegation

Montreal, Que.

2014 Junior Women’s National Team Schedule

July 18-31 – Tryout by Invitation and Training Camp at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont.